Inequality
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Q. Ramu is a farmer in a remote village in Rajasthan, where the total population is around 750. His son must walk about five kilometres to receive basic education. They do not have access to a proper medical facility. His wife has to walk about two kilometres every day to get drinking water.
Albert is a software developer, and to have better job opportunities, he and his family moved to a metropolitan city. As a result, his children go to private schools, undergo regular physical examinations, and have access to drinking water 24 hours a day.
Read and analyse the above scenario, and determine what type of inequality exists between Ramu and Albert.
Albert is a software developer, and to have better job opportunities, he and his family moved to a metropolitan city. As a result, his children go to private schools, undergo regular physical examinations, and have access to drinking water 24 hours a day.
Read and analyse the above scenario, and determine what type of inequality exists between Ramu and Albert.
- <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Economic inequality
- <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Income inequality
- <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Regional inequality
- Social inequality
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Which of the following is true with respect to income inequality?
- It is one of the crucial challenges to development faced by India.
- Incomes for different job roles are different.
- It shows uneven distribution of income amongst the population.
- It is directly proportional to weath inequality.
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Which of the following is not true with respect to economic inequality?
- <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> It means unequal distribution of wealth.
- <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> It deprives people of their voting rights.
- <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Small sections of people own most of the wealth.
- <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> It has impact on income inequality.
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Which of the following is incorrect with respect to regional inequality?
- Metropolitan cities have access to better facilities.
- It refers to people from different regions living together.
- People in rural areas lack basic facilities.
- Rural people do not have adequate employment opportunities.